Blankets are also good as centers in quilts. Not having to buy or find cotton batting. Yay!<br /><br />It's perfectly possible to 'tie' a quilt, as well, so that no actual "quilting" is involved. <br /><br />But that does involve some sewing:<br /><br />1) layer extra blanket with two sheets, first the blanket and then the two sheets with 'good side' facing each other, lying on top of the blanket. This has the advantage of being easy to wash, BTW.<br />2) using safety pins, tack the three together evenly. Helps to lay it out on a surface like a picnic table or queen size bed if you have one.<br />3) sew around the outside edges, leaving half of one side open. undo all the safety pins.<br />4) reach in between the two sheets and turn the whole thing inside out. finish sewing up the open seam. You can flatten it out here and retack with the pins if it makes it easier (it does).<br />5) Take a large needle and thread it with a string. Poke through all the layers once and then back up thru again, right next to where you went down. Tie string into a knot and cut ends so they are about 1 to 2 inches long. Continue this about every 4 inches apart across and down the whole thing. <br /><br />Voila! a traditional tied quilt. Does take a little bit of straight line sewing, but this can be washed on gentle, as the sheets and blankets probably have been washed a lot already. If you don't have sheets, they are easy to find in thrift stores or garage sales, and the size of this thing can be any size you want. VERY nice and cozy to wrap around you watching TV or at the fire in camp.
